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she looked that one, maureen. the target police officers who investigators believe is behind all of the violence as well. we have got that one for you as well. fiber one chewy bar. how'd you do that? do what? it tastes too good to be fiber. you made it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. do it again. turn it into something tasty. this guy's doing magic. there's chocolate chips in here now. how'd you do that? right! tasty fiber, that's a good one! ok, umm...read her mind. what's she thinking? that's right! i'm not thinking anything! [ male announcer ] fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. . >>> lady gaga decided to make a statement? store of gay rights at mtv music award. she walked the carpet with members of the service members legal defense network working to repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. the men with gaga here are members of that group. and washington, d.c. residents mike olmie was discharged in 2006. he testified in the federal challenge to don't ask
she looked that one, maureen. the target police officers who investigators believe is behind all of the violence as well. we have got that one for you as well. fiber one chewy bar. how'd you do that? do what? it tastes too good to be fiber. you made it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. do it again. turn it into something tasty. this guy's doing magic. there's chocolate chips in here now. how'd you do that? right! tasty fiber, that's a good one! ok, umm...read her...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. police were called out three times to break up a domestic dispute at a home and on the fourth call they were forced to shoot an armed man with a rifle. >> frederick police are still in the process trying to figure out exactly what took place this morning. they say they were responding to that same home for the third time. that's when a man was spotted with a rifle. soon after there was gunfire and one man was dead. frederick police say it was a busy night for them when it came to the 200 block of market street. three times they were called to the same home to break up disputes. >> there were three calls, i believe, not in rapid succession, but within a fairly close proximity timewise. >> reporter: the third response happened just before 6 a.m. when officers got there, they found an injured woman and a man not too far away in this parking area. neighbors pointed the area out to us and we found crime scene tape here as well. here's what police say happened next. >> they were trying to a
i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. police were called out three times to break up a domestic dispute at a home and on the fourth call they were forced to shoot an armed man with a rifle. >> frederick police are still in the process trying to figure out exactly what took place this morning. they say they were responding to that same home for the third time. that's when a man was spotted with a rifle. soon after there was gunfire and one man was dead. frederick police say it was a...
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. >> and i'm maureen umeh. holiday air travel got personal and hands on. as melanie wilkes reports it's a new security procedure some travelers find a little hard to swallow. >> reporter: the tsa chief says he knows holiday travelers are finding new airport screening techniques invasive and uncomfortable. but john pistol says the tsa has no plans to change the policy because there is still a current threat. and he told cnn, if you don't set off the regular metal detector you won't be subjected to the new body scanners or the very personal patdowns that some passengers describe as a groping. secretary of state hillary clinton says while she would personally try to avoid a patdown search, homeland security officials think these are necessary and she will not second-guess their opinions. >> i think everyone, including our security experts are looking for ways to diminish the impact on the travelling public. but let's not kid ourselves, the terrorists are adaptable. >> reporter: critics in congress say treating every passenger like a criminal is in efficient.
. >> and i'm maureen umeh. holiday air travel got personal and hands on. as melanie wilkes reports it's a new security procedure some travelers find a little hard to swallow. >> reporter: the tsa chief says he knows holiday travelers are finding new airport screening techniques invasive and uncomfortable. but john pistol says the tsa has no plans to change the policy because there is still a current threat. and he told cnn, if you don't set off the regular metal detector you won't...
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so will and maureen, back to you. i made that graphic. brian bolter has been after me for hours to do that. i finally got it made he is gone. philly had 28 inches of snow. new york city just a trace of snow. so the storm system really shut off quickly. >> thank you for that. of course the storm coming some very major problems. right now more than 150,000 people in our area are without power or heat because of this storm. dominion virginia is working on 50,000 customers in the dark. bge has 20,000 outages. pepco still has more than 87,000 customers without power. most of them in montgomery county. fox 5's bob barnard is live in bethesda with more on these power problems. bob? >> reporter: maureen, it's going to be a long, dark, cold night f many of our viewers who are not able to watch this newscast tonight, haven't been able to see our coverage. many of them because the side streets haven't been plowed or touched yet are having to stay at home. some alone. some with their families. others are lucky enough to have somewhere to go and have
so will and maureen, back to you. i made that graphic. brian bolter has been after me for hours to do that. i finally got it made he is gone. philly had 28 inches of snow. new york city just a trace of snow. so the storm system really shut off quickly. >> thank you for that. of course the storm coming some very major problems. right now more than 150,000 people in our area are without power or heat because of this storm. dominion virginia is working on 50,000 customers in the dark. bge...
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maureen umeh is outside of the courthouse with more. >> reporter: gilbert arenas gets off of what some are calling a slap on the wrist. 30 days in the halfway house, two years' probation and 400 hours of community service and a fine and he took a lot of things into consideration and tense and character. we'll get to that in just a second. i want to read you the stages that the attorney gave out. we're grateful with the outcome of the sentence proceedings. the judge's decisions were fair and measured and reflected a deep understanding of the relevant facts and equities and took into accounts facts of the offense and the evidence of his good character and gilbert arenas walked in to the superior court with the attorneys and argued much said was not true and said he's depicted as a non-remorseful gun slipping her he admitted to authorities to lie to protect the teammates and arenas said that his action were not the best but what he did was a joke and intended to make people laugh, including the picture and he was sorry getting choked up. looking at that saying it was the last time he woul
maureen umeh is outside of the courthouse with more. >> reporter: gilbert arenas gets off of what some are calling a slap on the wrist. 30 days in the halfway house, two years' probation and 400 hours of community service and a fine and he took a lot of things into consideration and tense and character. we'll get to that in just a second. i want to read you the stages that the attorney gave out. we're grateful with the outcome of the sentence proceedings. the judge's decisions were fair...
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i'm maureen umeh. karen gray houston is back in spotlesvania and in the news room with our top story. >> reporter: the deputy was on a marine patrol with another deputy. it was apparently a freak accident that did not involve a collision with another boat. the deputy schroder was thrown overboard and ridings was tossed about the boat and hit his head. father's day taking on sad overtones on lake anna as they investigate how the deputy died. the preliminary findings are in from the department of game and inland fisheries. >> the accident was caused when the broke was struck by a large wake or series of wakes which caused the boat to go sideways and caused the deputy to strike his head. >> deputy schroder who was ejected with minor injuries. colleagues were in a solid mood. the deputy's patrol car is draped in blank in front of the sheriff's office and covered in flowers. >> the sheriff's office is saddened by the loss of its own and this is compounded because both of the deputy's sons work for this offi
i'm maureen umeh. karen gray houston is back in spotlesvania and in the news room with our top story. >> reporter: the deputy was on a marine patrol with another deputy. it was apparently a freak accident that did not involve a collision with another boat. the deputy schroder was thrown overboard and ridings was tossed about the boat and hit his head. father's day taking on sad overtones on lake anna as they investigate how the deputy died. the preliminary findings are in from the...
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care gray houston is live in the news room with the details. >> hi, maureen. it is a pilot program. there are 24 county owned liquor and wine stores in the county and as of today they are open on sunday from noon to 6:00 for the next six months. county is facing serious budget challenges and county officials are hoping that sunday alcohol sales will help close the gap. it's a new day at montgomery county liquor stores. traditionally they've been shut close on sundays but for a trial six-month period, they'll now be allowed to open. >> i think it's great. i think it's great. i wish we had that in virginia. >> sunday is said to be the second busiest retail shopping day after saturday. and so now montgomery county liquor stores are open. after county executive isaiah leggett signed an executive order to be for consumer convenience, making alcohol shopping customer friendly. is it? >> yes. because i've got people coming over to my house on sunday and i may have run out of something. >> i think it's a good thing. i come from a place where you could -- in arkansas where you would never dr
care gray houston is live in the news room with the details. >> hi, maureen. it is a pilot program. there are 24 county owned liquor and wine stores in the county and as of today they are open on sunday from noon to 6:00 for the next six months. county is facing serious budget challenges and county officials are hoping that sunday alcohol sales will help close the gap. it's a new day at montgomery county liquor stores. traditionally they've been shut close on sundays but for a trial...
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i'm maureen umeh. this were all hit by a driver who never stopped to see hoe -- how they were. roz plater is live with the details. >> reporter: maureen, police say that one of the teens is clinging to life tonight in what they themselves are calling a horrific crash. they're hoping somebody out there can help them track down the hit and run driver. details are sketchy but here is what we know so far. all this happened around 11:30 near the intersection of marlboro park and curt land avenue. three juveniles were leaving a parking lot when they were struck by a minivan. the van drug one boy 1700 feet and never stopped. that teen is in critical condition and the police hunting for the driver. >> it's pretty horrific. especially the length of the dragging. so it's something we're eager to get some answers on. you know, if this is an accidental situation we'd like to clear that up. if this was intentional we need to find these people and bring them to justice. >> reporter: here's as much as we know about the minivan so far. it's a 2003 to 2005 year. we don't know the make and model
i'm maureen umeh. this were all hit by a driver who never stopped to see hoe -- how they were. roz plater is live with the details. >> reporter: maureen, police say that one of the teens is clinging to life tonight in what they themselves are calling a horrific crash. they're hoping somebody out there can help them track down the hit and run driver. details are sketchy but here is what we know so far. all this happened around 11:30 near the intersection of marlboro park and curt land...
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we have a very interesting story about david geffen and maureen dowd and a devastating column that maureen dowd wrote in the early part of the nomination, how that came to be, how this hollywood mogul and this "new york times" columnist bill is one of the first blows to -- dealt one of the first blows to hillary clinton's inevitability. host: she was trying to write that column before she got him to agree to do it. guest: an interesting case of two not only prominent people, but iconic people, it the most prominent "new york times" column is about time -- it columnist of our time, and david geffen, this incredibly influential hollywood figure. he was the head out atf dreamworks and he had turned against the clintons but he was unhappy with the clintons' choice of pardons, not granting a pardon that david geffen had lobbied for us. david geffen had turned on the clintons and felt that they were, if not actual crop, kind of morally bankrupt. -- if not actually corrupt, kind of marleigh backups. he loved obama. when maureen dowd hurt even given to speak in new york -- heard david geffen speak
we have a very interesting story about david geffen and maureen dowd and a devastating column that maureen dowd wrote in the early part of the nomination, how that came to be, how this hollywood mogul and this "new york times" columnist bill is one of the first blows to -- dealt one of the first blows to hillary clinton's inevitability. host: she was trying to write that column before she got him to agree to do it. guest: an interesting case of two not only prominent people, but...
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. >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 6 with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, doug hill, and tim brant. >>> just hours after the house voted on the jobs bill, president obama signed into law. democrats say it will save thousands of jobs, but republicans say it will cost more than we can afford to spend. >> and a vote that fell largely along party lines, the house approved a massive spending bill. >> the motion is adopted. >> the controversial funding package provides $10 billion for teacher jobs, and $16 billion to help states need medicaid payments. nancy pelosi brought the house back from a summer recess. the brief time away did not diminish the fierce disagreement. democrats said the funding will save tens of thousands of jobs. >> these funds are needed to prevent layoffs, retired teachers, and prevent law enforcement officers from losing their jobs. >> it is not perfect, but it will provide critical assistance. >> republicans blasted the bill. >> we are broke. we do not have the money to bail out the state's battered >> the bailout has to stop. >> standing in the rose garden was tw
. >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 6 with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, doug hill, and tim brant. >>> just hours after the house voted on the jobs bill, president obama signed into law. democrats say it will save thousands of jobs, but republicans say it will cost more than we can afford to spend. >> and a vote that fell largely along party lines, the house approved a massive spending bill. >> the motion is adopted. >> the controversial funding package...
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maureen? >> more to come from this one. thank now that. >>> virginia's democratic controlled senate recently passed an antidiscrimination bill that would protect gay state eloyees. on the house side the bill died in subcommittee. >>> a country in crisis. sunday's vote in iraq has sparked worry. none of the major political parties will win an outright majority that could mean months of wrangling. security is tight in the runup to the official vote. police and military troops are patrolling the streets after warnings that insurgents will try to disrupt the voting. iraqi citizens in the u.s. will be allowed to vote at various locations. >>> an soldier has died in iraq. the vehiclehe was riding in flipped over. his mother tells fox 5 he was married with three children. she says his body was flown back to dover air force base yesterday and he will be buried at arlington national cemetery. >>> it was the kind of thing no family could have ever imagined. a mountain lion charging into their home. wait until you hear the details of
maureen? >> more to come from this one. thank now that. >>> virginia's democratic controlled senate recently passed an antidiscrimination bill that would protect gay state eloyees. on the house side the bill died in subcommittee. >>> a country in crisis. sunday's vote in iraq has sparked worry. none of the major political parties will win an outright majority that could mean months of wrangling. security is tight in the runup to the official vote. police and military...
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maureen kelly kron4 news. fire was reported around town this morning. fire officials say that it started here carport of seven apartment building. to apartments were severely damaged. fire was contained around 1:00 this afternoon. the cost of damage to more than $1 million. still ahead on kron4 news of marijuana this century may be operating out of concord illegally. miners underground for 33 runners are found alive. the difference between the drive and i phoned. this will have on kron4 news. b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably. [ male announcer ] at&t is making high speed internet affordable for only $14.95 a month with select services. at&t. rethink possible. texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. i
maureen kelly kron4 news. fire was reported around town this morning. fire officials say that it started here carport of seven apartment building. to apartments were severely damaged. fire was contained around 1:00 this afternoon. the cost of damage to more than $1 million. still ahead on kron4 news of marijuana this century may be operating out of concord illegally. miners underground for 33 runners are found alive. the difference between the drive and i phoned. this will have on kron4 news....
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maureen? >> thank you, gwen. >>> the washington national celebrating father's day. military dads and kids were invited into the ballpark for a day of fun in the sun. father and children played a game of father/son catch. there were give aways. lucky dads took home travel mugs. >>> father's day is a big day in the sports calendar. lindsay murphy will tell us what's on-deck for sports extra. >> reporter: the nationals and yolz had -- orioles had a rough day. they're both in a rut. and is tiger woods getting himself out of a rut? >>> want news and information 24/7? myfoxdc.com always on. geico sports xtra 2 minutes away. good night. oil. sliming more miles of the gulf coast every day. and in washington big oil lobbyists were looking to slime our senators too. they tried to pressure jim webb and mark warner to vote for a big oil bailout worth 47 billion dollars. senators webb and warner had two words for big oil. no. way. they voted to hold oil companies accountable so they can't pollute and get away with it. senators webb and warner, ke
maureen? >> thank you, gwen. >>> the washington national celebrating father's day. military dads and kids were invited into the ballpark for a day of fun in the sun. father and children played a game of father/son catch. there were give aways. lucky dads took home travel mugs. >>> father's day is a big day in the sports calendar. lindsay murphy will tell us what's on-deck for sports extra. >> reporter: the nationals and yolz had -- orioles had a rough day. they're...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm will thomas. a 26-year-old was on a no-fly list, not allowed to return home. he was stuck in egypt, tonight he's back in burke and some are speaking out. karen gray houston is following the story. >> reporter: yahya wehelie was born in fairfax to somali parents seen her holding his u.s. passport. >> he was interrogated multi -- multiple times and was cleared many times but yet he remains in egypt due to this no-fly list. >> reporter: ia youia said he was studying there. many are upset he was detained in egypt for two months on his way back. >> we believe that barring american citizens from reentering their country is a violation of their rights and due process. >> reporter: wehelie was living in a cheap hotel and eating fast food with coupons provided by the embassy. his brother was allowed to leave. one expert we spoke to said his case was terribly mishandled. >> i don't think this was handled very right at all and i think it was a violation of his rights. >> reporter: there are questions about w
i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm will thomas. a 26-year-old was on a no-fly list, not allowed to return home. he was stuck in egypt, tonight he's back in burke and some are speaking out. karen gray houston is following the story. >> reporter: yahya wehelie was born in fairfax to somali parents seen her holding his u.s. passport. >> he was interrogated multi -- multiple times and was cleared many times but yet he remains in egypt due to this no-fly list. >> reporter: ia youia...
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maureen umeh is live with more in northwest with the details. maureen? >> reporter: shawn, two of the robberies occurred in offcampus homes housed by students and some at howard. they're afraid the robbers may come back and attack them again. the first happened at a home near the intersection. the victim, a group of student, said he and his roommates threw a party and were asleep, when seven people came through the door and had knives. he tried to fight them off but there were two many of them. he was stabbed on the arms and with a bruise on the face and the knee was busted. he said it was almost as if the guys knew the layout of their house because they proceeded to go through and stealing anything they could find and stole laptops, cash, the cell phones and 30 minutes later, another group was attacked and again, by a group of suspects about seventh, 8 were in maps. the suspects burst through the basement door and demanded cash, saying they had knives and a gun. the last happened on illinois avenue. the victim said a group of masked men using two teenag
maureen umeh is live with more in northwest with the details. maureen? >> reporter: shawn, two of the robberies occurred in offcampus homes housed by students and some at howard. they're afraid the robbers may come back and attack them again. the first happened at a home near the intersection. the victim, a group of student, said he and his roommates threw a party and were asleep, when seven people came through the door and had knives. he tried to fight them off but there were two many of...
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i'm maureen umeh. we begin tonight with new developments in the massive gulf oil spill. a mile-long tube does appear to be the solution bp has been looking for to carry gushing oil from the ocean floor to a tanker. but there's still to problems. crews are scrambling to reconnect the tube. david lee miller has more on this developing story. >> reporter: the first sign of success for bp is the success to stop the oil. they are funneling some of it to an oil tanker but the tube disconnected again for the second time in days. >> we were able to produce it for four hours. at such time we were just starting to get oil to the surface when it became dislodged from the riser. >> reporter: crews say the problem is fixed and hope to try again soon gll we've inserted the tube again this morning. it's working as planned and we're very slowly increasing the rate that's coming from the riser tube up to the surface. >> reporter: the oil rig exploded april 20 killing 11 people on board. since then it's blown millions of gallons of crude into the gulf contaminating wildlife, fish and the
i'm maureen umeh. we begin tonight with new developments in the massive gulf oil spill. a mile-long tube does appear to be the solution bp has been looking for to carry gushing oil from the ocean floor to a tanker. but there's still to problems. crews are scrambling to reconnect the tube. david lee miller has more on this developing story. >> reporter: the first sign of success for bp is the success to stop the oil. they are funneling some of it to an oil tanker but the tube disconnected...
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. >>> i'm maureen umeh. this time of year the temperatures should be in the 40s but tomorrow another blast of arctic air could keep us below freezing. gwen tolbart is in the weather center to start us off at 10:00. >> the arctic air is going to be in place. we'll feel it starting tonight across our area. we had a windy day today. but as we move into tomorrow, we'll be talking some windchills to be definitely concerned w. let's take a look at temperatures across the area. 28 degrees officially at national airport this hour. we've got 30 degrees in annapolis. 23 in gaithersburg. 26 degrees at baltimore. but these are the windchills. this is what it actually feels like if you're getting ready to step outside. only 17 degrees in the district. we've got only 18 degrees at baltimore. 14 degrees at dulles. 15 at manassas. to the far west, we have a windchill advisory in effect till 10:00 a.m. on sunday. their winds will be gusting up to 25 miles per hour. it's going to feel like it's minus 5 degrees. that includes
. >>> i'm maureen umeh. this time of year the temperatures should be in the 40s but tomorrow another blast of arctic air could keep us below freezing. gwen tolbart is in the weather center to start us off at 10:00. >> the arctic air is going to be in place. we'll feel it starting tonight across our area. we had a windy day today. but as we move into tomorrow, we'll be talking some windchills to be definitely concerned w. let's take a look at temperatures across the area. 28...
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i'm maureen umeh. from start to finish you could tell today's game was dedicated to yeardley and the emotions ran high. lindsay murphy is in the studio to start us off at 10:00. >> the lacrosse community is a tight knit one and the death of yeardley love has sent shock waves not only for the uva community but the entire country as well. love was a constant theme and the theme song toll "do you believe in life after love" by cher. the cavs returned to the field today in honor of their fallen teammate. >> the university community is dealing with the tragic loss of fourth-year student and women's lacrosse team member yeardley love. please rise for a moment of silence in honor of miss love and her family during this difficult time. >> reporter: today was a celebration of the life of yeardley love. the memory of the senior defender could be found in every corner of the stadium. on t. shirts that read one quad, one heart, one love. on uva uniforms and even on arm bands of the visiting team. love was in the a
i'm maureen umeh. from start to finish you could tell today's game was dedicated to yeardley and the emotions ran high. lindsay murphy is in the studio to start us off at 10:00. >> the lacrosse community is a tight knit one and the death of yeardley love has sent shock waves not only for the uva community but the entire country as well. love was a constant theme and the theme song toll "do you believe in life after love" by cher. the cavs returned to the field today in honor of...
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dowd and how a devastating call maureen dowd wrote in the early part of the nomination fight how that came to be and how this mischievous dyad between the famous hollywood mogul and "new york times" columnist, held the dealt one of the first severe blows to the notion of clinton's inevitability. >> host: let's dig in to that more, mark halperin what john was talking about about marlene doud's call, there's a back story she was trying to write the column before she finally got him to agree to do it. >> guest: she was and as john said it's an interesting case of to not only prominent people but laconic people, the most prominent "new york times" columnists really of our time in many ways and then david, this incredibly influential hollywood figure. he's a part of green merckx strausbaugh works with steven spielberg and jeffrey katzenberg were supporters of the clintons. david stated the lincoln bedroom but he, like so many prominent liberals including in hollywood turned against the clintons. he was unhappy with president clinton's choice of pardons at the end of the second term, granti
dowd and how a devastating call maureen dowd wrote in the early part of the nomination fight how that came to be and how this mischievous dyad between the famous hollywood mogul and "new york times" columnist, held the dealt one of the first severe blows to the notion of clinton's inevitability. >> host: let's dig in to that more, mark halperin what john was talking about about marlene doud's call, there's a back story she was trying to write the column before she finally got...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm will thomas. you'll recall sherrod was forced to resign after a conservative blogger posted video of a speech that he said proved she was racist. we know that was not the case. fox 5's karen gray houston with sherrod's road to redemption. >> reporter: the metropolitan african methodist episcopal church on m street has hosted statesmen and civil rights leaders. it's undergoing a major renovation. that did not stop shirley sherrod from retelling her story. >> this person was e-mailing me saying you should be ashamed of yourself. >> reporter: sherrod is still haunted by this now famous video. >> here i was saying that when they have a white person say they're lazy. >> reporter: it was a speech she gave to the naacp, but a conservative blogger posted excerpts that seemed to show she withheld assistance from a georgia farmer because he was white. >> i just knew the administration would support me. >> reporter: sherrod was talking about her own racial transformation, but the truth did not get out until
i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm will thomas. you'll recall sherrod was forced to resign after a conservative blogger posted video of a speech that he said proved she was racist. we know that was not the case. fox 5's karen gray houston with sherrod's road to redemption. >> reporter: the metropolitan african methodist episcopal church on m street has hosted statesmen and civil rights leaders. it's undergoing a major renovation. that did not stop shirley sherrod from retelling her story....
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let's go to maureen umeh now, my colleague maureen umeh live at the hospital with the very latest on that end of the story. maureen? >> reporter: that's right, wisdom. some very tense moments here at george washington university hospital. earlier today we saw a slew of police cars rushing to the scene. lights everywhere. you could clearly tell something was happening here when we pulled up. just a couple of hours ago you can tell the scene has calmed down quite significantly. but we have learned that the gunman through our sources was shot in the head. that is the very latest information we do have about anyone's conditionright now. the gunman shot in the head. let us show you some video we shot earlier. you are now watching video of te officers we are being told being transported here to the hospital. but we have not confirmed that the wounded pentagon officers were absolutely transported here. according to officials they were both grazed by the bullets fired at them. their injuries are said to be nonlife-threatening. you're looking at video of the scene as it unfolded this evening.
let's go to maureen umeh now, my colleague maureen umeh live at the hospital with the very latest on that end of the story. maureen? >> reporter: that's right, wisdom. some very tense moments here at george washington university hospital. earlier today we saw a slew of police cars rushing to the scene. lights everywhere. you could clearly tell something was happening here when we pulled up. just a couple of hours ago you can tell the scene has calmed down quite significantly. but we have...
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i'm maureen umeh. the search is on for whoever attacked a pangs enpang at the metro station -- passenger at the metro station in northwest. roz plater is live with the story. >> reporter: this happened inside the metro station and the big unanswered question tonight, was this attack random? details are sketchy, but here's what we know. all this happened we're told inside the petworth metro station about 4:15 this afternoon. the man was on the platform near the turnstile we're told about to exit the metro station when he was approached by another man who stabbed him in the neck. now that man was taken, the victim, to the hospital. the extent of his injuries are unclear at this point. we don't know whether or not there is some sort of confrontation between the two men, whether or not they knew each other, whether or not this was some sort of attempted robbery. metro transit police are handling that investigation. so far they're releasing few deit tails. we do know in the past year or so outside the -- de
i'm maureen umeh. the search is on for whoever attacked a pangs enpang at the metro station -- passenger at the metro station in northwest. roz plater is live with the story. >> reporter: this happened inside the metro station and the big unanswered question tonight, was this attack random? details are sketchy, but here's what we know. all this happened we're told inside the petworth metro station about 4:15 this afternoon. the man was on the platform near the turnstile we're told about...
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maureen o'connor, hello. a reporter, she joins us. a reporter for gawk ir.com. warren ballellentinbellentine. and karen tenabi is a reporter for politico. this goes beyond popular culture. this goes to politics because sarah palin is always in the audience. they are saying that the tea party is helping bristol palin here. >> it is. it has become political. it is the most popular show on television and people are calling it the best campaign ad on television. 20 million people are tuning into this and seeing sarah palin cheering on her daughter. it is causing a lot of uproar. some people are really mad bristol is still there. other people are trying to push the vote out. vote early, vote often and from as many e-mail addresses. encouraging people to start lots of e-mail addresses to vote for bristol. there is some controversy. >> let's listen to bristol palin's response and her mom from eonline. >> when people say that oh it is just because of the tea party. i think of all the people out there that hate my mom. why don't we talk about that. why won't that be a to
maureen o'connor, hello. a reporter, she joins us. a reporter for gawk ir.com. warren ballellentinbellentine. and karen tenabi is a reporter for politico. this goes beyond popular culture. this goes to politics because sarah palin is always in the audience. they are saying that the tea party is helping bristol palin here. >> it is. it has become political. it is the most popular show on television and people are calling it the best campaign ad on television. 20 million people are tuning...
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and again, by coincidence, both barack obama and maureen dowd are at this fundraiser. and geffen knows the article is going to run. he printed out and takes it over to obama and shows it to him and his this thing might cause trouble. and obama's had trouble for who? because it was going to cost any trouble for obama. and as it plays out it was even worse for the clintons than they thought. this is the first time a lot of the issues that bill clinton's personal life out of the question whether the clintons were old politics, whether they were too loose with the truth, was laid out. the one-to punch laid out was devastating and public for the clintons are personally behind because of all of the representative. >> i'm going to turn this over to our views. i'm sure many people are eager to ask the question. sylvia, democrats like him your first. >> caller: i saw you on another show, and you're talking about the bill and hillary were upset during the iowa caucuses, that the obama campaign had cheated. from what i read and from what i heard, was that the reason they were so
and again, by coincidence, both barack obama and maureen dowd are at this fundraiser. and geffen knows the article is going to run. he printed out and takes it over to obama and shows it to him and his this thing might cause trouble. and obama's had trouble for who? because it was going to cost any trouble for obama. and as it plays out it was even worse for the clintons than they thought. this is the first time a lot of the issues that bill clinton's personal life out of the question whether...
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ktvu's maureen naylor has more now on what the protesters want, maureen. >> heather, the group targeted banks today about the building promoting would affect how all california companies pay property taxes. supporters say it would mean millions for the state but it has major challenges and critics. >> about 45 people demonstrated outside a chase bank branch in downtown san jose this afternoon. >> people are hurting but the banks aren't hurting. the banks need to take more responsibility only what's been happening right now. >> reporter: a half dozen demonstrations took place around the state. demonstrators demanded a range of help from the banks. >> call your legislators and tell them you will never vote for them again unless you vote yes on this ab2492. >> reporter: assembly bill 2492 was introduced by tom amiato from san francisco. it would change the state constitution, instead when the property is sold or acquired. supporters say it would drum up millions of the dollars. leaders here say they have a better chance now. >> we have more people hurting in santa clara county, this is not
ktvu's maureen naylor has more now on what the protesters want, maureen. >> heather, the group targeted banks today about the building promoting would affect how all california companies pay property taxes. supporters say it would mean millions for the state but it has major challenges and critics. >> about 45 people demonstrated outside a chase bank branch in downtown san jose this afternoon. >> people are hurting but the banks aren't hurting. the banks need to take more...
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will, maureen? >> thank action gwen. >>> -- thanks, gwen. >>> soccer fever is everywhere with the kickoff of the world cup. >> we're taking the edge off tonight with a look at some unusual players, elephants in south africa. surprisingly they are light on their feet. the activity is meant to foster a bond between elephants and their handlers. >> we heard lindsay earlier. apparently one got in the way of the team bus but they made it there. >>> that does it for us. want news and information 24/7, fox 5 news always on. >>> it's nice to be back with you on the weekend. it's nice. keep it right here, geico sports xtra, speaking of our team, lindsay murphy is coming your way in two minutes. can a smart phone push you to your limits ? can it keep track of your mileage, running times, even you ? forming your friends of how much of your dust they're eating. droid can with runstar. one of thousands of apps that run simultaneously with others only from the ever expanding android market. when there's no lit to
will, maureen? >> thank action gwen. >>> -- thanks, gwen. >>> soccer fever is everywhere with the kickoff of the world cup. >> we're taking the edge off tonight with a look at some unusual players, elephants in south africa. surprisingly they are light on their feet. the activity is meant to foster a bond between elephants and their handlers. >> we heard lindsay earlier. apparently one got in the way of the team bus but they made it there. >>> that...
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thank you for joining us, i'm maureen umeh. the biggest trade so far for the off season. we have dave feldman with more. >> i mean talk about stealing the thunder from what was already a busy day. tomorrow we had the nats opener and a little thing called the college championship game and oh by the way, tiger woods was going to take questions since the events. and now this. this trumps everything. donovan mcnabb, coming here to washington, the eagles traded him to the skins for a pair of draft picks tonight. the eagles will receive a second round pick in the months ahead. mcnabb is 33 years old, a six- time pro bowler, leading the eagles to five championship games and a super bowl in 11 seasons in philly. last season, 22 touchdowns, 10 interceptions in 14 games. leading the eagles to the playoffs. third highest in his career, tonight, andy reed spoke about his quarterback that was leaving. >> obviously a tough decision to make in trading donovan. and he has been such a great player here for 11 years. and -- sent every record that you can send with this organization. and it
thank you for joining us, i'm maureen umeh. the biggest trade so far for the off season. we have dave feldman with more. >> i mean talk about stealing the thunder from what was already a busy day. tomorrow we had the nats opener and a little thing called the college championship game and oh by the way, tiger woods was going to take questions since the events. and now this. this trumps everything. donovan mcnabb, coming here to washington, the eagles traded him to the skins for a pair of...
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maureen is here with their story. maureen? >> reporter: shawn, we went inside one of their apartments and down right un bearable. the temperature was at least 10 degrees higher inside those apartments and that has the residents steaming with anger. driven out by the heat. >> you go in there and it feels like you have the oven on. >> reporter: the neighbors at the colonial in ox end hills have been forced to sit outside for a bit of relief from the heat inside. >> got to stay cool, huh? >> yes. >> since it has been hot i have no air in my unit. >> this is the unit and it does not work. >> reporter: no ac for weeks she says. it has been nothing short of miserable. fans run constantly. the windows stay open. but nothing helps. we used our smart phones temperature app to see how hot it was. >> the temperature says it is 105.8 in here. that's ridiculous. >> neighbors say the complex's management has told them they are working on the problem. they say repair crews were outside thursday evening buildup units like this still aren't co
maureen is here with their story. maureen? >> reporter: shawn, we went inside one of their apartments and down right un bearable. the temperature was at least 10 degrees higher inside those apartments and that has the residents steaming with anger. driven out by the heat. >> you go in there and it feels like you have the oven on. >> reporter: the neighbors at the colonial in ox end hills have been forced to sit outside for a bit of relief from the heat inside. >> got to...
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will, maureen. >> roz plater in palmer park. thank you for that update. services are set for trooper brown. there will be a public viewing friday from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. in capitol heights. his funeral will be held next saturday from 10:00 to noon at jericho city of praise in landover. burial will follow at lincoln memorial cemetery in suitland. >>> baltimore police officer wanted for murder has turned himself in. he showed up at central booking about 1:30 this morning hours after the baltimore police commissioner ordered a manhunt for: he's accused of shooting a man to death at a bar last weekend. he's charged with first-degree murder and a felony gun charge. >>> more than a year after the horrifying shooting at the holocaust museum, a memorial to the officer who lost his life there. a group called responsible for equity and liberty held a memorial today on freedom plaza. they honored the life of stephen johns who was shot and killed by james von braun june 10 of last year. the group delivered a message of love over hatred and courage over fear. obama is
will, maureen. >> roz plater in palmer park. thank you for that update. services are set for trooper brown. there will be a public viewing friday from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. in capitol heights. his funeral will be held next saturday from 10:00 to noon at jericho city of praise in landover. burial will follow at lincoln memorial cemetery in suitland. >>> baltimore police officer wanted for murder has turned himself in. he showed up at central booking about 1:30 this morning hours after...
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fox 5's maureen umeh begins our team coverage now live from the satellite center. >> reporter: brian, aid workers are warning unless they can get to aid to people in port-au- prince the country is going to generate into lawlessness. disration in haiti. >> i'm thinking the next few days people are going to be running out of food, out of water. i think we need help because it's urgent. >> reporter: hundreds of u.s. troops finally on the ground in he can't quake shattered port- au-prince. their top pry quart handing out food and water to stricken survivors. it is a frantic mission. fears of unrest are growing. >> we're ready -- [ indiscernible ] still not do nothing. >> reporter: more than 1500corpses are stacked outside the makeshift morgue. the red cross estimates up to 50,000 people have been killed. if relief doesn't make it into the hands of survivors soon, that number could go up significantly. >> reporter: what about the rest of your family? how are they doing? >> they're dead. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: at least one mass grave has been created. rescuers continue to race ag
fox 5's maureen umeh begins our team coverage now live from the satellite center. >> reporter: brian, aid workers are warning unless they can get to aid to people in port-au- prince the country is going to generate into lawlessness. disration in haiti. >> i'm thinking the next few days people are going to be running out of food, out of water. i think we need help because it's urgent. >> reporter: hundreds of u.s. troops finally on the ground in he can't quake shattered port-...
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we have a very interesting story about david geffen and maureen dowd and a devastating column that maureen dowd wrote in the early part of the nomination, how that came to be, how this hollywood mogul and this "new york times" columnist bill is one of the first blows to -- dealt one of the first blows to hillary clinton's inevitability. host: she was trying to write that column before she got him to agree to do it. guest: an interesting case of two not only prominent people, but iconic people, it the most prominent "new york times" column is about time -- it columnist of our time, and david geffen, this incredibly influential hollywood figure. he was the head out atf dreamworks and he had turned against the clintons but he was unhappy with the clintons' choice of pardons, not granting a pardon that david geffen had lobbied for us. david geffen had turned on the clintons and felt that they were, if not actual crop, kind of morally bankrupt. -- if not actually corrupt, kind of marleigh backups. he loved obama. when maureen dowd hurt even given to speak in new york -- heard david geffen speak
we have a very interesting story about david geffen and maureen dowd and a devastating column that maureen dowd wrote in the early part of the nomination, how that came to be, how this hollywood mogul and this "new york times" columnist bill is one of the first blows to -- dealt one of the first blows to hillary clinton's inevitability. host: she was trying to write that column before she got him to agree to do it. guest: an interesting case of two not only prominent people, but...
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maureen bunyan delivered the keynote speech. it organizes planned the event as a way to bring together women of different races, ages, and careers. it also raises money for scholarships for women who are looking to move up in their companies or start businesses of the rhone. >>> big day in college football? >> saturday night, sunday morning. that means at lot of college football. navy was in that the louisiana. we will check in with them. and the maryland terrapins went to morgantown to take on west virginia. could the terps remained unbeaten? ♪ [ male announcer ] you're at the age where you don't get thrown by curve balls. ♪ this is the age of knowing how to get things done. ♪ so why would you let something like erectile dysfunction get in your way? isn't it time you talked to your doctor about viagra? 20 million men already have. ♪ with every age comes responsibility. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood
maureen bunyan delivered the keynote speech. it organizes planned the event as a way to bring together women of different races, ages, and careers. it also raises money for scholarships for women who are looking to move up in their companies or start businesses of the rhone. >>> big day in college football? >> saturday night, sunday morning. that means at lot of college football. navy was in that the louisiana. we will check in with them. and the maryland terrapins went to...
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maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to you. >> i grabbed the other phone right away. >> i could imagine that you did. >> can you tell us a little bit about that conversation? >> it was very brief. he said that he had to decided to award our son the medal of honor. >> it was a very brief conversation for about a minute. he was at a loss for words, too. he wanted to call to celebrate and congratulate and then after an awkward pause for a second, he had to add posthumously. he was very gracious and a brief phone call and after his phone call other people would follow up and work through the mechanics and that was about it. >> when i read about what your son did and the bravery, you know, i mentioned a little bit leading into you, but it's been called raw heroism
maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to you. >> i grabbed the other phone right away. >> i could imagine that you did. >> can you tell us a little bit about that conversation? >> it was very...
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maureen flatley as well, you brought the world's attention to those images. i appreciate you coming on and talking about it. thank you. let us know what you think. the live chat is up and running at ac360.com. >>> john walsh talks to us about his search to catch child predators. >> i've caught 17 of the fbi's ten most wanted. we've caught 1200 guys world wide. serial killers, rapists, bank robbers, the most cunning, the ones who never talk about it, the most calculating, and the least amount of remorse, anderson. never, ever want to be held accountable. >> we'll have more from his trip to cambodia where he saw this up close. >>> sarah palin hitting prime time, starring in a new show that starts this weekend on tlc. they call it a docudrama. karl rove dismissed it as a reality show but is he just concerned she's holding so much power ahead of the 2012 elections? you decide if it's going to help or hurt sarah palin reach the white house. until...cascade complete pacs. the best of powder and gel in one pac combine to conquer tough foods and greasy messes. cascad
maureen flatley as well, you brought the world's attention to those images. i appreciate you coming on and talking about it. thank you. let us know what you think. the live chat is up and running at ac360.com. >>> john walsh talks to us about his search to catch child predators. >> i've caught 17 of the fbi's ten most wanted. we've caught 1200 guys world wide. serial killers, rapists, bank robbers, the most cunning, the ones who never talk about it, the most calculating, and the...
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i'm sure nobody was complaining as maureen said at all. as far as temperatures are now, we're still doing fairly good across the area. what are we heading for? we have another warm day for you tomorrow. if you liked today, you're going to love tomorrow as well. you'll have another chance to get out and jone it. -- and enjoy t. just a few clouds. early week we get into an unsettled weather pattern. we have a system we're going to talk about and mid week the sun will come back again. so a little bit of mix. just typical spring weather. temperature wise 59 degrees in thedistrict. 55 manassas. 54 at frederick. 64 at dulles. 61 degrees at baltimore. as we head up the mid-atlantic this hour, boston 59 degrees. 64 in the big apple and new york city. but there are areas where it is a lot cooler and there's a lot more going o. let's begin with a look at trueview. we're going to show you what's going on here at home. a ridge of high pressure. that's going to push its way off the coast in the course of tonight. we'll start to see a few clouds that wi
i'm sure nobody was complaining as maureen said at all. as far as temperatures are now, we're still doing fairly good across the area. what are we heading for? we have another warm day for you tomorrow. if you liked today, you're going to love tomorrow as well. you'll have another chance to get out and jone it. -- and enjoy t. just a few clouds. early week we get into an unsettled weather pattern. we have a system we're going to talk about and mid week the sun will come back again. so a little...
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maureen? >> matt ackland with that report. as matt and roz reported, there were no serious injuries in this accident but this year has not gotten off to a good start for metro. two weeks ago two metro workers were killed when they were hit by a rail truck on the tracks. >>> getting home from work tonight was not easy thanks in part to the big dig. take a look at traffic jam at the mixing bowl tonigh people who were fially glad to get out of the house, look, they probably wished they'd stayed home this morning. same for the roads in downtown d.c. many of them missing lanes thanks to the big piles of snow. >> there's still some lanes. you couldn't quite get curb to curb. there are still lanes that have know in them so it tapers. you're driving along and all of a sudden you have two lanes. >> crews have three days to get the lanes cleared since monday is a holiday. still ahead tonight, was itoo soon to send federal employees back to work? we'll take a look. >>> some people in the d.are st week after the snow started falling. they
maureen? >> matt ackland with that report. as matt and roz reported, there were no serious injuries in this accident but this year has not gotten off to a good start for metro. two weeks ago two metro workers were killed when they were hit by a rail truck on the tracks. >>> getting home from work tonight was not easy thanks in part to the big dig. take a look at traffic jam at the mixing bowl tonigh people who were fially glad to get out of the house, look, they probably wished...
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. >> and i'm maureen umeh. and what a hot one. and let's get right to our fireworks. it is hot out there. >> it is a scorcher. so hopefully everybody is protecting themselves from the sun and the heat. and let's look at the maps. it is 97 degrees in baltimore. 94 right there down on the mall, the nation's capitol. 94 at dulles and 99 at harrisonburg. and today we reached a high at 94 at national and 95 at dulles and 98 at baltimore. and the heat continues to be on. ridge of high pressure in control keeping skies clear for fireworks for tonight. but it will still be warm out there. not very humid so that's some good news. so as we take a look the our july 4th forecast, we expect it to be very warm, not too humid. the sun will set at about 8:37 tonight. and here is a look at your planner for this evening. by this 8:00 hour, around 92. by 9:00, 89 and by 10:00, 87. and watch your dogs tonight because those fireworks can scare them. >>> and audrey is downtown with the latest on the events tonight. audrey. >> reporter: i talked to assistant fire chief and he said they have
. >> and i'm maureen umeh. and what a hot one. and let's get right to our fireworks. it is hot out there. >> it is a scorcher. so hopefully everybody is protecting themselves from the sun and the heat. and let's look at the maps. it is 97 degrees in baltimore. 94 right there down on the mall, the nation's capitol. 94 at dulles and 99 at harrisonburg. and today we reached a high at 94 at national and 95 at dulles and 98 at baltimore. and the heat continues to be on. ridge of high...
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. >> and i'm maureen umeh. there is no mistaking the weather this afternoon. >> trees like this one all over the area ripped out of the ground -- ground. >> we have gwen in the weather center and are we expecting anything else tonight? >> i have no more information on whether there are more tornadoes or not. we have reports of trees and power lines down in various neighborhoods and these storms were violent so we'll have to wait and see. things are calming down. let's look at radar. most of the action now [ inaudible ] still a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning, a lot of heavy rainfall and very [ lost audio ] and we'll show you the area currently -- we'll show you the areas currently there that are impacted. we still have watches and warnings to tell you about. currently there is a severe thunderstorm warning still in effect for areas of delmarva, over somerset county in south maryland, and worcester county and northeastern acombic county in eastern virginia. and then we have watches in effect for the tidal potom
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i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. that woman says because of her injuries she can't work and fears she could lose everything. fox 5's roby chavez is here with the story you will only see right here on fox 5. robbie? >> reporter: a 65-year-old woman is raising strong allegations of excessive force, police brutality and unlawful entry. her hand is bandaged and she's in a cast. she says montgomery county police roughed her up in her oem home. >> this guy grabbed my hand like this and was doing like this. i said stop, stop, you going to break my arm. >> reporter: 65-year-old piero tuno recounts the night she says montgomery county police broke her hand. >> i came from italy and i never get in trouble with nobody. then i have to come in here and keep it like i'm a criminal. >> she's fragile. never hurt a fly. never gotten a ticket in her life. why you guys attacking her. >> reporter: a salvador riva says officers showed up at their wheelt wheat on home to serve him with a bench much warrant. they were posing as yardworkers
i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. that woman says because of her injuries she can't work and fears she could lose everything. fox 5's roby chavez is here with the story you will only see right here on fox 5. robbie? >> reporter: a 65-year-old woman is raising strong allegations of excessive force, police brutality and unlawful entry. her hand is bandaged and she's in a cast. she says montgomery county police roughed her up in her oem home. >> this guy grabbed my hand like...
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>>> mourning a maureen. a local man stabbed to death at his own birthday party. >>> we begin with breaking news right off the top tonight. a major scare in the skies. a passenger tries to open a plane door in flight. thanks for joining us. i'm maureen umeh. >>> i'm will thomas. the details are just starting to come in but so far the incident is nothing short of terrifying. the united airlines flight left dulles for vegas. at some point a passenger tried to open the plane door in mid air. he was unsuccessful but we don't know who on the plane intervened or how. the flight was diverted to denver. that's where police were waiting to take the passenger into custody. we're working to gather more information on this one. updates throughout the next 90 minutes. >>> another big story at 10:00. a local marine stabbed to death at a party to celebrate his 20th birthday. he wasn't looking for a fight. he was just out to have fun. mast ackland is in the studio -- matt ackland is in the studio with the details. >> reporte
>>> mourning a maureen. a local man stabbed to death at his own birthday party. >>> we begin with breaking news right off the top tonight. a major scare in the skies. a passenger tries to open a plane door in flight. thanks for joining us. i'm maureen umeh. >>> i'm will thomas. the details are just starting to come in but so far the incident is nothing short of terrifying. the united airlines flight left dulles for vegas. at some point a passenger tried to open the...
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. >>> i'm maureen umeh. how is this for a visual. the potomac frozen over for several feet beyond the shoreline. it's one ever the sure -- of the sure signs d.c. is in the middle of a deep freeze that will not let up. >> the question on everyone's mind? when is the warm-up? we'll take just a few degrees warmer. gwen, we're not trying to be greedy. we just need a little warmth. >> everybody is saying get the mercury to climb and we'll be happy. the deep freezing is heading all the way to the deep south as well. we were some 4 to 5 degrees below where we should be today which is actually the low 40s. didn't make that today. but just above the freezing mark as far as baltimore is concerned. look at where we stand right now with our temperatures. 32 degrees at national airport. 32 annapolis. 27 at gaithersburg. 31 degrees at dulles. but there's wind chills so here's what it actually feels like outside. only 24 degrees in the nation's capital. 22 at dulles. 17 at martinsburg. well, to the far west there is a wind chill advisory where toni
. >>> i'm maureen umeh. how is this for a visual. the potomac frozen over for several feet beyond the shoreline. it's one ever the sure -- of the sure signs d.c. is in the middle of a deep freeze that will not let up. >> the question on everyone's mind? when is the warm-up? we'll take just a few degrees warmer. gwen, we're not trying to be greedy. we just need a little warmth. >> everybody is saying get the mercury to climb and we'll be happy. the deep freezing is heading...
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fox 5's maureen umeh is here with our news edge exclusive. >> reporter: will, the former new carrollton police officers say they thought they did the right thing by coming forward with information about alleged illegal activity inside the police department. but they say instead of being producted rkt they ended up -- protected, they ended up losing their jobs and are now fighting to get their rep teagues back. when did you work for the new carrollton police department? >> in february 2008 for a year. >> reporter: a lifelong cop jeff hamilton says new carrollton recruited him to help its relatively young police department grow. >> i love police work. i love the integrity, the professionalism and the honor. a lot of it was lost. >> reporter: but he and three other former officers said there were problems inside the department good when you get called in the middle of police corruption, you're stuck, especially if it involves your commanders or your supervisors. >> reporter: and that reporting those problems ended up costing them their jobs. >> they are sworn police officers to uphold the
fox 5's maureen umeh is here with our news edge exclusive. >> reporter: will, the former new carrollton police officers say they thought they did the right thing by coming forward with information about alleged illegal activity inside the police department. but they say instead of being producted rkt they ended up -- protected, they ended up losing their jobs and are now fighting to get their rep teagues back. when did you work for the new carrollton police department? >> in...
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hi, matt. >> reporter: hey, maureen. yeah, you know, 91,000 people expected to pack the stadium here behind me, yet another sellout crowd and as you were saying, there could be some big traffic issues. although this game starts at 8:30, they believe a lot of folks are going to come to pregame to tailgate. also you have folks driving in from philadelphia and we're so close to the beltway with all of that and rush hour traffic, travel experts are saying tomorrow could be a big mess no matter where you live across the d.c. region. >> rush hour is bad enough along the beltway, but now you add in a big monday night football game, it's not going to be pretty, is it? >> it's got the potential to be very ugly. you've got to start with the fact we have some of the worst congestion in the united states on an average rush hour. we bear live move. now we're head -- barely move. now we're heading, 90,000 of us or more, to fedex for a monday night game. >> reporter: we're talking 8:30, but you were saying a lot of people like to get t
hi, matt. >> reporter: hey, maureen. yeah, you know, 91,000 people expected to pack the stadium here behind me, yet another sellout crowd and as you were saying, there could be some big traffic issues. although this game starts at 8:30, they believe a lot of folks are going to come to pregame to tailgate. also you have folks driving in from philadelphia and we're so close to the beltway with all of that and rush hour traffic, travel experts are saying tomorrow could be a big mess no...
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i'm sarah simmons in for maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. happy new year. what a welcome. during the misdemeanor of an arctic -- midst of an arctic blast, you want to complain but it is potentially very dangerous. our team coverage kicks off with gwen tolbart. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, will. this is dangerous cold weather, not to be taken lightly. ps. we have advisories to talk about. a wind advisory in effect for most of our area. all that you see shaded in the brown. expecting winds up to 45 miles per hour. even up to 50 miles per hour is the potential with this advisory. this until sunday at 4:00 a.m. i would not be surprised if that was extended. along with this a windchill advisory as well. areas to the far north and northwest could see windchill values that drop down to the single digits. here's a look at the wind gusts right now. 40 miles per hour wind gusts in the district. 46 at dulles. 36 at bachlt temperatures are into the 20s but it feels a lot colder than that. you factor in the whipped along with the temperatures and here's a look at what the wind
i'm sarah simmons in for maureen umeh. >> i'm will thomas. happy new year. what a welcome. during the misdemeanor of an arctic -- midst of an arctic blast, you want to complain but it is potentially very dangerous. our team coverage kicks off with gwen tolbart. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, will. this is dangerous cold weather, not to be taken lightly. ps. we have advisories to talk about. a wind advisory in effect for most of our area. all that you see shaded in the brown....
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maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >> the u.s. typier challenge hopes to -- cyber challenge hopes to find 10,000 candidates by next year. you can find out more on myfoxdc.com. >>> a lot of talk about privacy on facebook recently. you can click your 50 settings with more than 170 options to make sure your information is safe or you can use a new tool to scan through them all in seconds. reclaim privacy.org has a new program that will do just that. shows you where you need more protection and advises you on what to do. for a link to that privacy scan, go to our website as well, myfoxdc.com. >>> a vacation nearly turned into a nightmare for a pennsylvania family. the coons family took a trip to myrtle beach, south carolina. they say a gunman tried to kidnap their 4-year-old in broad daylight. when the man pulled the little girl, her 8-year-old brother pulled back and freed her. >> his hand was over her mouth so she wouldn't say anything. >> he didn't say my name. >> he's a hero. you look up the word hero in the dictionary and heroism
maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >> the u.s. typier challenge hopes to -- cyber challenge hopes to find 10,000 candidates by next year. you can find out more on myfoxdc.com. >>> a lot of talk about privacy on facebook recently. you can click your 50 settings with more than 170 options to make sure your information is safe or you can use a new tool to scan through them all in seconds. reclaim privacy.org has a new program that will do just that. shows you where you need more protection...
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in northwest, maureen meh, fox 5 news. >>> does he look familiar? former american idol winner taylor hicks is in town. he stopped by fox 5 news to perform. he's starring in the musical "greece ." he said he's ready to move beyond the stage. >> tv and film is definitely a possibility now that the stuck has happened on broadway. there will also be records. i think i'm going to go to nashville, record some music there in nashville and l.a. and actually i've been on the road for four years so i'm probably going to take a break and write some more music and kind of decompress and kind of somewhat start a normal life. >> by the way, taylor is playing teen angel in "greece" and runs through the 21st. his new album called "the distance" is out right now. >>> the cherry blossoms are always a sure sign of spring but they may be alittle late this year. the back-to-back blizzards are wreaking havoc on the trees. the heavy snow and ice caused some tree branches to split and break off. the national park service says the trees will bounce back after a good pruning
in northwest, maureen meh, fox 5 news. >>> does he look familiar? former american idol winner taylor hicks is in town. he stopped by fox 5 news to perform. he's starring in the musical "greece ." he said he's ready to move beyond the stage. >> tv and film is definitely a possibility now that the stuck has happened on broadway. there will also be records. i think i'm going to go to nashville, record some music there in nashville and l.a. and actually i've been on the...
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here's fox 5's maureen umeh with more that might have you spring cleaning all over again. >> reporter: think about all the items you touch in one day. from the morning to the evening. most of us do our best to keep it all clean. >> there's bacteria everywhere. >> reporter: but where does most of the germs really lurk? >> in my house i think it would be the kitchen towel. i think we forget to change that. >> reporter: whatwe're teaming up with biology students from american university. >> i want you to think about places in your house that you want to test. >> reporter: each student will test five spots. the process is pretty easy but has to be done correctly to prevent any contamination. so they practice in class using a sterile swab they'll rub the surface of the item. >> you want to get the entire surface of the auger swabbed. >> reporter: then swab a plate. a few days later we'll see what if anything grows on the plate. students pick the spots they think have the most bacteria. >> my toothbrush. i'm just wondering. you use your toothbrush every day. i feel like it might be really d
here's fox 5's maureen umeh with more that might have you spring cleaning all over again. >> reporter: think about all the items you touch in one day. from the morning to the evening. most of us do our best to keep it all clean. >> there's bacteria everywhere. >> reporter: but where does most of the germs really lurk? >> in my house i think it would be the kitchen towel. i think we forget to change that. >> reporter: whatwe're teaming up with biology students from...
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i'm maureen umeh. we're following to big stories this evening. thousands on the national mall bringing their voices to the antiwar movement. and on capitol hill t is down to the wire to pass health care. president brack brack is making a final push to get his signature legislation through. he went into a meeting with all the democrats in the house a couple of hours ago saying we are going to get this done. but democratic leaders are still trying to line up the votes they need. fox's kelly wright has the latest. >> reporter: on the eve of the health care vote in the house, president obama cancels a trip to asia to rally members of his party. >> we're 24 hours away. >> reporter: house democratic leaders seeming more confident they'll have the votes to pass legislation saying the bill will provide health insurance to 30 million currently uninsured americans. >> for seniors, for our young people, for women, for small businesses. >> reporter: but some on the left side of the aisle still need convincing. a group of conservative democrats led by democra
i'm maureen umeh. we're following to big stories this evening. thousands on the national mall bringing their voices to the antiwar movement. and on capitol hill t is down to the wire to pass health care. president brack brack is making a final push to get his signature legislation through. he went into a meeting with all the democrats in the house a couple of hours ago saying we are going to get this done. but democratic leaders are still trying to line up the votes they need. fox's kelly...